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William John McArthur

In memory of:

Flying Officer William John McArthur

January 7, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/92212

Age:

28

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

103 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Dougald A. McArthur and Jessie Biggers McArthur, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 540 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MUNSTER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Haut-Rhin, France

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave.

Location:

Munster is a small town on the Colmar-Gerardmer road (N.417). The communal cemetery is on the north-eastern side of the town, on the D.10 road to Gunsbach. West of the lodge in the centre of the cemetery, and on the north-western side of the Military Plot, is the collective grave of 7 airmen. One of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and the others to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William John McArthur is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William John McArthur is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William John McArthur is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William John McArthur is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Communal Gravesite– Communal gravesite in Munster, Germany.

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    Communal Gravesite
    Communal Gravesite – Communal gravesite in Munster, Germany.

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